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University of Nebraska Press A Description of New Netherland
Book SynopsisProvides the first complete and accurate English-language translation of an essential first-hand account of the lives and world of Dutch colonists and northeastern Native communities in the seventeenth century.Trade Review“If you’ve been waiting for centuries for a full translation of Adriaen van der Donck’s 1655 work A Description of New Netherland, your wait is over. In this work, edited by Charles T. Gehring and William A. Starna, one of the colony’s most astute observers ruminates on flora and fauna (his six-foot-long lobster sounds like the subject of a proverbial fish story), including meditations on “the amazing ways” of beavers and sightings of beached whales near Albany. . . . [Van der Donck] paints a generally positive picture of American Indians. His informative book is surprisingly accessible.”—Sam Roberts, New York Times."With this new edition, translator Diederik Goedhuys and editors Charles Gehring and William Starna look to elevate Van der Donck's Description to its rightful place in the canon of early American historical texts. . . . This lively translation is a much-needed teachable primary source for studying both New Netherland and its Indian neighbors."—Andrew Lipman, New York History"This new edition and original translation of a tract by Dutch settler and lawyer van der Donck makes more widely accessible a document crucial for understanding the history of Dutch colonization in North America. . . . This document is an important primary source for students and researchers in colonial Dutch history, the settlement of New York and North America more generally, and the understanding of Indian cultures in the Northeast."—J. Mercantini, CHOICE"Long underutilized, this edition will place A Description of New Netherland alongside Thomas Harriot's A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia, John Smith's A Description of New England, and William Wood's New England's Prospect as essential primary-source narratives of the early days of the New World."—Wendy Lewis Castro, Southwest Journal of Cultures"The sources on this geographical area in the Dutch period are sparse, so that the addition of this superb translation of van der Donck is of high importance to scholars."—Barbara Alice Mann, AnthroposTable of ContentsForewordPrefacePublication History of Adriaen van der Donck's A Description of New NetherlandMap of New NetherlandA Description of New Netherland:The Country Where New Netherland Is Situated When and by Whom New Netherland Was First Discovered Why This Territory Was Named New Netherland The Dutch, the First Possessors of New Netherland The Limits of New Netherland and How Far They Extend Of the Coast, Foreshore, and Seaports The South River Of the North River Of the Fresh River Of the East River Of the Various Waters and Their Shapes Of the Formation and Soil of the Land Of Wood and Vegetation Of the Fruit Trees Brought Over from the Netherlands Of the Vineyards Of Vegetables Generally Of the Flowers Of the Medicinal Herbs and Indigo Of Agriculture and Field Crops Of the Minerals and the Kinds of Earth and Stone Of the Paints and Dyes Of the Animals in New Netherland Of the Wild Animals Of the Avifauna, Aquatic and Terrestrial, and First the Raptors Of the Terrestrial Birds Of the Aquatic Birds Of the Fish Of the Poisons Of the Wind Of the Air Of the SeasonsOf the Manners and Extraordinary Qualities of the Original Natives of New Netherland Their Bodily Shape, and Why They Are Called Wilden Fare and Food of the Indians Of the Dress and Ornaments of Men and Women Their Houses, Castles, and Settlements Ways of Marriage and Childbirth Of Suckling, and the Relations between Men and Women Ways of Burial, Lamentation, and Mourning Their Festivities and Special Gatherings How Human Beings and Animals First Came to That Country Of the Different Nations and Languages Of Money and Their Manufacture of It The Innate Character and the Pastimes of the Indians Their Bodily Care and Medicine The Farming, Planting, and Gardening of the Indians Special Account of Their Hunting and Fishing Distinctions of Birth, Rank, and Quality Of Their Warfare and Weapons Of Their Administration of Justice and Penalties Of the Universal Law of Nations Of Gifts and Offerings Of the Indians' Government and Public Policy Their Religion and Whether They Can Be Christianized Of Their Sentiments regarding Hope of Afterlife Of the Knowledge of God and the Fear of Devils Their Thoughts on the Creation and Propagation of Mankind and Animals in the WorldOf the Nature, Amazing Ways, and Properties of the BeaversA Conversation between a Dutch Patriot and a New Netherlander concerning the Condition of New NetherlandAppendix: A List and Suggested Identification of the Latinized Plant Names Recorded by Adriaen van der DonckNotesIndex
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University of Nebraska Press Witch Hunts in the Western World
Book SynopsisExplores the intersection of religion, politics, and the supernatural that spawned the notorious witch hunts in Europe and the New World. Brian A. Pavlac discusses witch hunts in fascinating detail by region, highlighting the cultural differences of the people who incited them as well as the key reforms, social upheavals, and intellectual debates that shaped European thought.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChronologyChapter 1: An Introduction to Witch-HuntingChapter 2: Medieval Origins of the Witch HuntsChapter 3: Witch-Hunting in the Holy Roman EmpireChapter 4: The Witch Hunts in FranceChapter 5: Witch-Hunting in the British RealmsChapter 6: Witch-Hunting in Southern EuropeChapter 7: Witch-Hunting in Northern and Eastern EuropeChapter 8: Beyond the Witch HuntsGlossarySelected BibliographyIndex
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MQ - University of Nebraska Press Homesteading Space
Book SynopsisTells the dramatic story of America's first space station from beginning to fiery endTrade Review"A worthy account of an important but largely forgotten program. . . . For those who would like to learn more about the achievement, Homesteading Space offers valuable personal recollections from those who were there."—Roger Launius, Air & Space“A well-told saga of Skylab from start to fiery fall.”—Coalition for Space Exploration“Savvy consumers of space history have come to expect high quality in the ‘Outward Odyssey—A People's History of Spaceflight’ series edited by Colin Burgess. This fourth volume definitely does not disappoint.”—Rick W. Sturdevant, Air Power History “Published here for the first time, [Alan] Bean’s diary, added to voice transcripts of space walks, produces the you-are-there immediacy that buffs crave.”—Gilbert Taylor, Booklist"Homesteading Space is not just about the scientific knowledge that was obtained in orbit—this is the story of the astronauts who conducted the experiments, who lived in space for weeks or months at a time, and how they coped."—Andrew J. Liptak, Worlds in a Grain of Sand blog"The success of our nation's first space station did not come easily. The challenges were met with vision, courage, and competence. Those who personified these traits forcefully and honestly tell their stories here unfiltered by writers or press. The result is both historically significant and a great read."—Ed Gibson, Skylab III science pilot and authorTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsForeword by Homer HickamPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations1. From the Ground Up2. The Homesteaders3. Getting Ready to Fly4. Fifty-six Days in a Can5. A Tour of Skylab6. Ten Days in May7. "We Fix Anything"8. "Marooned"9. High Performance10. Sprinting a Marathon11. Science on Skylab12. What Goes Up13. The Legacy of SkylabAppendix: Alan Bean's In-Flight DiaryBibliographyIndex
£18.99
University of Nebraska Press Riding the Trail of Tears
Book SynopsisA surrealistic revisiting of the Cherokee Removal, Riding the Trail of Tears takes us to north Georgia in the near future, into a virtual-reality tourist compound where customers ride the Trail of Tears, and into the world of Tallulah Wilson, a Cherokee woman who works there.Trade Review“A dazzling futurist novel about a traumatic episode in U.S. history. Reader, when you accept Blake Hausman’s invitation to ride the Trail of Tears in a theme park, be warned that you will become a participant in the Cherokee Removal, and not simply a witness.”—Bharati Mukherjee, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and author of The Tree Bride“There are few authors who take this kind of narrative risk in Native literatures. Histories of the Trail of Tears have been published, but Blake Hausman’s telling of it is unique.”—John Purdy, coeditor of Nothing but the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature"Character development and a good story team up with technology in Hausman's innovative debut novel set in the world of virtual reality."—Publishers Weekly"Hausman's ironic tale of revising this shameful and horrific historic moment so that Anglos experience in virtual time what the Cherokee suffered 175 years ago is humorous and uniquely moving."—Deborah Donovan, Booklist"[Riding the Trail of Tears] offers much that can't be found elsewhere in today's fiction."—David Keymer, Library Journal"Riding the Trail of Tears is an engaging and entertaining read. . . . It has a narrative and a main character that keeps a reader wanting to keep going all the way through."—Matthew Long, Big MuddyTable of Contents[No TOC]
£25.19
University of Nebraska Press Enjoying What We Dont Have
Book SynopsisAlthough there have been many attempts to apply the ideas of psychoanalysis to political thought, this book is the first to identify the political project inherent in the fundamental tenets of psychoanalysis. And this political project, Todd McGowan contends, provides an avenue for emancipatory politics after the failure of Marxism in the twentieth century.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Psychoanalytic Hostility to PoliticsPart I: SubjectivityChapter 1: The Formation of SubjectivityChapter 2: The Economics of the DriveChapter 3: Class Status and EnjoymentChapter 4: Sustaining AnxietyChapter 5: Changing the WorldPart II: SocietyChapter 6: The Appeal of SacrificeChapter 7: Against KnowledgeChapter 8: The Politics of FantasyChapter 9: Beyond Bare LifeChapter 10: The Necessity of BeliefChapter 11: The Case of the Missing SignifierConclusion: A Society of the Death Drive
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University of Nebraska Press Outwitting the Gestapo
Book SynopsisLucie Aubrac, of Catholic and peasant background, was teaching history in a Lyon girls' school and newly married to Raymond, a Jewish engineer, when World War II broke out and divided France. The couple, living in the Vichy zone, soon joined the Resistance movement in opposition to the Nazis and their collaborators.Trade Review"A breathtaking account that feeds the soul as much as it satisfies the appetite for vicarious danger."--Kirkus Reviews "This book is riveting. Adventure, terror, horror, and excitement are all here; it is a feminist class as well ... full of interesting information about wartime food, clothes, schooling and manners. It is also a sturdy tale of married love, sustained and requited. The translation is so good that it reads as if it had been written in English."--Times Literary Supplement "Lively and absorbing... [Aubrac's] book interweaves the everyday experience of incredibly hard times...with Resistance activities."--London Review of Books "There is a relish for the idiosyncratic ramifications of human character that reveal themselves in crisis... As the record of a female resistante's exploits, Aubrac's account is doubly valuable. [There is] a compelling sense of immediacy as events unfold."--Washington Post Book World "An excellent historical introduction on the Resistance movement ... and an appropriately taut translation ... enhance the impact of this stirring tale of heroism, which concerns not only Resistance members but ordinary citizens, notably women."--Publishers Weekly
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University of Nebraska Press Artemisia
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Banti’s often moving novel presents a psychological evocation of the woman artist. . . . We must be grateful to [the author] and her translator for this imaginative presentation of an extraordinary individual.”—New York Times“Now translated (beautifully) into English, this novel should change the way we think about historical fiction and its possibilities. . . . A thickly textured and moving portrait.”—Boston Review
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University of Nebraska Press The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca
Book SynopsisOffers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. This title tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants.
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MQ - University of Nebraska Press The Imaginary Jew
Book SynopsisThe Holocaust changed what it means to be a Jew, for Jew and non-Jew alike. This title decodes the shifts in anti-Semitism at the end of the Cold War, chronicles the impact of Israel's policies on European Jews, opposes arguments both for and against cultural assimilation, and reopens questions about Marx and Judaism.Trade Review“The Imaginary Jew is brilliant and rueful and bitter at the same time. It shows the joint influence of Sartre and Philip Roth—a combination that only Alain Finkielkraut could bring off.”—New Yorker“Finkielkraut’s profoundly personal account of his struggle with Jewish identity is entertaining, witty and . . . unquestionably insightful.”—Jewish Chronicle“Finkielkraut is exciting to read; good to think with. He delivers sharp and smart prose. . . . [A] most compelling book.”—Voice Literary Supplement
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University of Nebraska Press The Warriors
Book SynopsisPresents a philosophical meditation on what warfare does to us. This book examines the reasons soldiers act as they do. It explains the attractions of battle - the adrenaline rush, the esprit de corps - and analyzes the many rationalizations made by combat troops to justify their actions.Trade Review"A superb study of modern combat man, and his relationship to death, and his thoughts about it."—Chicago Sunday Tribune"[A] classic."—Philip Caputo, Washington Post
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University of Nebraska Press The Apache Indians
Book SynopsisTells the story of the Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad's sojourn among the Apaches near the White Mountain Reservation in Arizona and his epic journey to locate the "lost" group of their brethren in the Sierra Madres in the 1930sTrade Review"Drawn from his journals, this is a very personal, detailed, and engaging text that tells of his search for Apache who reportedly moved south from the White Mountains of Arizona to escape reservation life. Ingstad has interesting insights into both native and Mexican cultures that make this book worthwhile... Recommended for public and academic libraries."-Library Journal Library Journal "If you like true tales about intrepid adventurers whose curiosity and lack of fear continually put them in the middle of rough-and-tumble scenarios, read this one."-Lee Allen, Tucson Weekly -- Lee Allen Tucson Weekly "Ingstad never found the lost Apaches, but he did write a wonderful book... now available in English for the first time... It's a beautifully told story."-Martin Naparsteck, Salt Lake Tribune -- Martin Naparsteck Salt Lake Tribune "Ingstad set out in 1936 to investigate the stories he had heard whispered about wild Apaches who roamed the Sierra Madre... While Ingstad's long journey and fascinating adventures did not turn up any wild Indians, the story is an amazing chronicle."-Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza, Chronicle of the Old West -- Phyllis Morreale-de la Garza Chronicle of the Old West "Well worth the read, particularly since his entourage included two contemporary Apaches, one of whom was formerly a warrior with Geronimo."-H. Henrietta Stockel, Journal of the West -- H. Henrietta Stockel Journal of the WestTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viiPreface by Benedicte Ingstad ixIntroduction by Thomas J. Nevins xvii 1. The Long Migration 12. San Carlos 113. White Mountain 214. Glimpse of the Old and the New 355. Dance and Prayer 456. Apache Cowboy Life on the White Mountain Reservation 597. An Expedition Is Planned 778. South into Mexico 919. Through the Western Sierra Madre 10310. Nacori Chico 11911. Through the Heart of the Sierra Madre 12912. Dramatic Christmas 14713. Cave Country 15514. Prisoners from the Wilderness 171 Notes 183Bibliography 187
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University of Nebraska Press New Roots for Agriculture
Book SynopsisOffers a documented criticism of the assumptions and the effects of industrial agriculture. This book proposes practical remedies. It documents some trends in our ability to produce food.Trade Review"New Roots for Agriculture is a landmark. . . . It offers a sound, thoroughly documented criticism of the assumptions and the effects of industrial agriculture; for that alone the book would be valuable. But it goes beyond criticism to propose practical remedies."—Wendell Berry"An excellent addition to a growing list of books and articles documenting some alarming trends in our ability to produce food. . . . This short but well-documented book deserves broad circulation and public discussion. Its warnings may well be prophecy."—Los Angeles Times
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University of Nebraska Press Essays in Radical Empiricism
Book SynopsisShows the author concerned with reality and moving toward a metaphysical system. This title includes twelve essays which are originally appeared in journals between 1904 and 1906. It contains such seminal essays as "Does Consciousness Exist?" and "A World of Pure Experience."
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University of Nebraska Press Wooden Leg A Warrior Who Fought Custer Second
Book SynopsisWooden Leg remembers the world of the Cheyennes before they were forced onto reservations. This title tells the story of Wooden Leg (1858-1940), one of sixteen hundred warriors of the Northern Cheyennes who fought with the Lakotas against Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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University of Nebraska Press The Skylark of Space
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Students of early science fiction will welcome the University of Nebraska Press's series Bison Frontiers of Imagination."—Times Literary Supplement
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University of Nebraska Press Wordarrows Native States of Literary Sovereignty
Book SynopsisOffers compelling glimpses of modern Native American life and the different ways that Native Americans and whites interact, fight, and resolve their conflicts.Trade Review“Wordarrows is a milestone in the campaign to make traditional native culture a relevant part of modern life. It represents one man’s attempt to be both meaningful and honest in using his tribal past.”—Antioch Review“Penetrating and thoughtful, this book has value for the student of the psyche of the contemporary American Indian.”—Choice
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University of Nebraska Press Gravity and Grace
Book SynopsisSimone Weil, the French philosopher, political activist, and religious mystic, was little known when she died in 1943. The aphorisms in this book reflect the religious philosophy of Weil's last years. This book shows why critics have called Weil "a great soul who might have become a saint" and "the outsider as saint, in an age of alienation".Trade Review“A book of Pascalian pensees, touching on many phases of the intellectual and spiritual worlds. Written in prose which is as unadorned as a geometry theorem, it bears clear personal traces of the young genius who was half icy intellectual, half mystic.”—New York Times“In these private reflections, at once pregnant and precise, and all springing out of painful depths of experience, mental pride is transmuted into spiritual insight.”—Manchester Guardian
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F.A. Davis Company Sensory Integration
Book SynopsisThe classic, go-to text on sensory integration for Occupational Therapists. Current theory and research based on the original work of A. Jean Ayres and applications of sensory integration to practice. Case studies covering a wide range of age groups and diagnoses.Table of Contents Part I Theoretical Constructs 1 Sensory Integration: A. Jean Ayres' Theory Revisited 2 Sensory Integration in Everyday Life 3 Composing a Theory: An Historical Perspective Part II The Neuroscience Basis of Sensory Integration Disorders 4 Structure and Function of the Sensory Systems 5 Praxis and Dyspraxia 6 Sensory Modulation Functions and Disorders 7 Sensory Discrimination Functions and Disorders Part III Tools for Assessment 8 Assessment of Sensory Integration Functions Using the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests 9 Using Clinical Observations within the Evaluation Process 10 Assessing Sensory Integrative Dysfunction Without the SIPT 11 Interpreting and Explaining Evaluation Data Part IV Intervention 12 The Art of Therapy 13 The Science of Intervention: Creating Direct Intervention from Theory 14 Distilling Sensory Integration Theory for Use: Making Sense of the Complexity Part V Complementing and Extending Theory and Application 15 Advances in Sensory Integration Research: Clinically Based Research 16 Advances in Sensory Integration Research: Basic Science Research 17 Using Sensory Integration Theory in Coaching 18 Complementary Programs for Intervention 19 Application of Sensory Integration with Specific Populations Part VI Cases 20 Planning and Implementing Intervention Using Sensory Integration Theory 21 Planning and Implementing Intervention: A Case Example of a Child with Autism 22 Viewing Intervention Through Different Lenses 23 Is Sensory Integration Effective? A Complicated Question to End the Book Appendix - The STAR Process: An Overview Glossary Index
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F.A. Davis Company Foundations of Clinical Research Applications to
Book SynopsisHere are all the materials you need to take your first steps as evidence-based practitioners…how to use the design, data and analysis of research as the foundation for effective clinical decision making.Table of ContentsPart I: FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH 1. Frameworks for Generating and Applying Evidence2. On the Road to Translational Research 3. Defining the Research Question 4. The Role of Theory in Research and Practice5. Understanding Evidence-Based Practice 6. Searching the Literature 7. Ethical Issues in Clinical Research Part II: CONCEPTS OF MEASUREMENT 8. Principles of Measurement 9. Concepts of Measurement Reliability 10. Concepts of Measurement Validity 11. Designing Surveys and Questionnaires 12. Understanding Health Measurement Scales Part III: DESIGNS FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH13. Choosing a Sample14. Principles of Clinical Trials 15. Design Validity 16. Experimental Designs 17. Quasi-Experimental Designs 18. Single - Subject Designs 19. Exploratory Research: Observational Designs 20. Descriptive Research 21. Qualitative Research Part IV: ANALYZING DATA 22. Descriptive Statistics 23. Foundations of Statistical Inference 24. Comparing Two Means: The t-test 25. Comparing More Than Two Means: Analysis of Variance26. Multiple Comparison Tests 27. Nonparametric Tests for Group Comparisons 28. Measuring Association for Categorical Variables: Chi-Square29. Correlation 30. Regression 31. Multivariate Analysis 32. Measurement Revisited: Reliability and Validity Statistics33. Diagnostic and Screening Procedures34. Epidemiology: Measuring RiskPart V: Putting It All Together35. Writing a Research Proposal 36. Critical Appraisal: Evaluating Research Reports37. Synthesizing Evidence: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 38. Disseminating Research Appendices Statistical Tables Relating the Research Question to the Choice of Statistical Test Data ManagementGlossaryIndex
£92.65
F.A. Davis Company Daviss PA Exam Review Focused Review for the
Book SynopsisProvides everything you need to pass your exam…hundreds of questions that mirror the format and structure of the actual certifying exams. Divided into two sections, ""Essentials"" challenges your subject knowledge and critical-thinking with vignettes and multiple-answer questions, while ""Performance,"" offers a simulated exam experience.Table of Contents Preparing for the Exam I. Essentials: Your Medical Information Base 1. Essentials Review 2. Essentials Answers II. Performance: Gauging Your Test Success 1. Performance Test 2. Performance Test Answers
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F.A. Davis Company Molecular Diagnostics Fundamentals Methods and
Book SynopsisMeet the challenges of this rapidly expanding field with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of nucleic acid biochemistry as well as the advanced concepts integral to practice in today's laboratories. The third edition of this popular resource encompasses microbiology, virology, genetics, oncology, and human identification.Table of Contents I. Fundamentals of Molecular Biology: An Overview 1. Nucleic Acids and Proteins 2. Gene Expression and Epigenetics II. Common Techniques in Molecular Biology 3. Nucleic Acid Extraction Methods 4. Resolution and Detection of Nucleic Acids 5. Analysis and Characterization of Nucleic Acids and Proteins 6. Nucleic Acid Amplification 7. Chromosomal Structure and Chromosomal Mutations 8. Gene Mutations 9. DNA Sequencing III. Techniques in the Clinical Laboratory 10. DNA Polymorphisms and Human Identification 11. Detection and Identification of Microorganisms 12. Molecular Detection of Inherited Diseases 13. Molecular Oncology 14. DNA-Based Tissue Typing 15. Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Molecular Laboratory Appendices A. Study Questions Answers B. Answers to Case Studies Glossary Index
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F.A. Davis Company Occupational Therapy in Community and Population
Book SynopsisPresents the theories and practice of occupational therapy in community and population health. The book provides detailed guidance in program planning and needs assessment, program design and implementation, program evaluation, and program support, and features case studies describing the development of actual programs.Table of Contents I. Basic Principles and Relevant Issues 1. Historical and Philosophical Perspectives 2. Population Health, Community Health, and Occupational Therapy 3. Theoretical Frameworks 4. Population Health: Cultural and Sociological Considerations II. Community-Based and Population Health Program Development 5. Program Planning and Needs Assessment 6. Program Design and Implementation 7. Program Evaluation 8. Program Support: Innovation and Business Acumen III. Children and Youth 9. Early Intervention Programs 10. From School to Community Transition Services 11. Promoting Community Inclusion and Integration IV. Productive Aging 12. Aging in Place and Home Modifications 13. Low Vision Services in the Community 14. Driving and Community Mobility V. Work and Industry 15. Ergonomics and Prevention of Work-Related Injuries 16. Work and Career Transitions 17. Health Professional Wellbeing VI. Mental Health 18. Community Mental Health Programs 19. Community-Based Approaches to Substance Use Epidemics 20. Strategies to Address the Needs of Homeless Populations VII. Rehabilitation and Participation 21. Military Families and Veterans Programming 22. Promoting Occupational Participation in Marginalized Populations 23. Telehealth VIII. Health Promotion and Wellness 24. Lifestyle Redesign Programs 25. Occupational Therapy in Primary Health Care Settings 26. Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery 27. Violence Prevention and Mitigation IX. Looking Ahead 28. Future Directions in Community-Based and Population Health Practice
£71.25
F.A. Davis Company ECG Mastery
Book SynopsisWalks you step by step through every aspect of ECG interpretation to develop the pattern recognition skills you need to read ECGs with confidence. 550 full-size, real-life ECG strips, a wealth of exercises, and practice tests help to ensure that you can recognise the subtle findings that distinguish one arrhythmia from another.Table of Contents I. Heart Structure and Electrical Activity 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart 2. The Electrocardiogram II. Rhythms and Their Analysis 3. Sinoatrial Node Arrhythmias 4. Atrial Arrhythmias 5. Junctional Arrhythmias 6. Ventricular Arrhythmias 7. Atrioventricular and Bundle Branch Blocks 8. Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers 9. Electrocardiogram Artifact 10. The 12-Lead ECG and Acute Myocardial Infarction III. ECG Practice Tests 11. ECG Practice Test One 12. ECG Practice Test Two 13. ECG Practice Test Three 14. ECG Practice Test Four Answers to Practice Test Four Selected References Index Identifying Features of Arrhythmias Six Easy Steps in Analyzing ECG Strips
£47.45
F.A. Davis Company Clinical Immunology Serology
Book SynopsisIncludes coverage of external defenses and inflammation, human microbe relationships, bacterial virulence factors, the role of B and T cells in the adaptive immune response, the immune mechanisms involved in humoral antibody production and cell-mediated immunity, tumor markers, and immune mechanisms.Table of Contents I. Nature of the Immune System 1. Introduction to Immunity and the Immune System 2. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex 3. Innate Immunity 4. Adaptive Immunity 5. Antibody Structure and Function 6. . Cytokines 7. Complement System II. Basic Immunological Procedures 8. Safety and Quality Assessment 9. Principles of Serological Testing 10. Precipitation and Agglutination Reactions 11. Immunoassays 12. Molecular Diagnostic Techniques 13. Flow Cytometry and Laboratory Automation III. Immune Disorders 14. Hypersensitivity 15. Autoimmunity 16. Transplantation Immunology 17. Tumor Immunology 18. Immunoproliferative Diseases 19. Immunodeficiency Diseases IV. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease 20. Serological and Molecular Detection of Bacterial Infections 21. Spirochete Diseases 22. Serological and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic and Fungal Infections 23. Serology and Molecular Detection of Viral Infections 24. Laboratory Diagnosis of HIV Infection 25. Immunization and Vaccines Glossary Answer Key References Index
£78.30
Ohio University Press The QuickChange Artist Stories
Book SynopsisIn these stories of magic and memory, clustered around a resort hotel in a small Virginia community, Cary Holladay takes the reader on an excursion through the changes wrought by time on the community and its visitors.Trade Review“As for the actual characters in The Quick-Change Artist, they are some of the most unique and surprising in contemporary American short fiction. Ultimately, the most intriguing of all these characters is (the town of) Glen Ellen itself, with its ‘low locomotive thunder,’ its ‘singing rails’ luring us into a world we will not soon forget.”“There are writers who have a gift for the short story the way Coltrane had a gift for making music with a saxophone: Cary Holladay is one of those. She is a poet of the unlikely screwball tale of possibility, quick changes of connection and view that startle and delight. Holladay is one of the most exciting voices in contemporary fiction.”“These stories succeed wonderfully, flashing with insight and lingering in the mind long after they're over.”“These stories are strung together like pearls. They’re delightful and engaging and heartfelt, with quirky characters and wonderful phrasings, such as ‘supper club grief treatment.’ A triumph!”“Add my voice to the chorus of those hailing this brave new talent on the American scene. The short story is alive and well. Just open this book and see.””The sense of history weaves these stories together, creating a satisfying collection that tells the larger narrative of an ever-changing South and an always-transforming small-town America.”
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Ohio University Press Mirages The Unexpurgated Diary of Ana239s Nin
Book SynopsisMirages opens at the dawn of World War II, when Anaïs Nin fled Paris, where she lived for fifteen years with her husband, banker Hugh Guiler, and ends in 1947 when she meets the man who would be “the One,” the lover who would satisfy her insatiable hunger for connection.Trade Review“The celebrated diarist, novelist and electric personality reappears with all the fire of her eroticism in pages untouched by a Bowdler or a Puritan…. Readers will find Nin a most entertaining companion—her multiple simultaneous relationships with men, her gleefully graphic descriptions of sex acts…. In one late entry, Nin complains, mildly: ‘My world is so large I get lost in it’; readers will do the same—and gratefully so.” * Kirkus Reviews *“Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) is not only one of history’s most dedicated diarists, but also a vocal expounder of the idea that keeping a diary enhances your creativity…. Mirages (is) revelatory in its entirety.” * Brain Pickings *“Exquisitely nuanced, ornate, delicate and raw, endlessly evocative and provocative. Nobody does it better.” * Washington Independent Review of Books *“(Mirages)…is a highly personal account of Nin's inner life and relationships…” * Choice *“The reader benefits from (Nin’s) thoughtful, unique perspective on America in the 1940s, as she reinvented herself as a first-class feminist, entrepreneur and a woman with an incredibly erotic daily life, told through sensual and graphic details…. Anaïs Nin’s diaries have become the standard for personal diaries only a few writers could match. The curious reader, seeking graphic details of Nin’s encounters with intimacy won’t be disappointed.” * Blog Critics *“Mirages underscores the dreamlike mindscape of a woman who is fascinating because she is so human—who writes about love and sexuality with a frankness that makes the reader feel intimate with her…. (Mirages introduces) a new generation of readers to a broader, more complete picture of her complicated mind and evocative prose. And Nin’s diaries will remain popular not just because of their honest and lurid sexuality, but because of what that honesty demonstrates: the universality of feelings rarely exposed.” * The Daily Beast *"At times desperate and suicidal, (Nin) finds life more fulfilling when it conforms to her dreams—a series of mirages she conjures to avoid reality, the horrors of war, and an America she finds abysmally immature…. Nin fans will embrace the book's emotional intensity and sensuality.” * Publishers Weekly *“The fifth volume in the unexpurgated series that is gradually replacing the earlier, sanitized edition of Nin’s famous diary begins with her 1939 flight from war-shadowed Paris to New York and tracks her struggles to adapt to America and reconfigure her writing life…. Nin—calculating, theatrical, and prodigious—provides cascading insights into the traumas that made her a ‘demon of intensity’ determined to turn her life into a literary work of unique psychological revelation.” * Booklist *“This fifth in a series of unexpurgated diary volumes by American novelist and short story and erotica writer Nin (House of Incest; Delta of Venus) covers a period longer than any other volume to date…. Nin's life was steeped in secrecy, lies, passion, longing, and introspection, perhaps the most so during this period. Of the unexpurgated diary volumes thus far, this one benefits the most from full disclosure, illustrating the greater extents of Nin's fragility and ferocity and revealing dimensions of the writer that deeply enrich the reading of her work.” * Library Journal *“The unpublished diary of Anaïs Nin has long been a legend of the literary world.” * The New Yorker *“In Mirages, she stands before us, stripped bare, unmasked, triumphant, among her cast of sacred and noires bêtes (Gore Vidal, Henry Miller, et al.) now revealed, by name, as who and what they were to her. Mirages exposes, reveals and humanizes Nin as much more than the sum of heavily edited parts.”“Henry Miller called her a ‘masterpiece’ and the greatest ‘fabulist’ he had ever known. Her brother Joaquin referred to her as a ‘steel hummingbird.’ As for me, she was a myth in her own time, the Scheherazade of the diary genre, and epitomizes Harold Bloom’s observation in Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, to wit, ‘Romance, literary and human, depends on partial or imperfect knowledge.’”“Mirages provides a treasure of newly disclosed Nin sentiments. Nin transcends self-reflection and offers a glimpse into what women feel but are rarely able to articulate, whether about daily experiences, or love gained and lost. With intense passion, her powerfully seductive prose shares insights, observations, and confessions about the human psyche. Highly recommended.“
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Ohio University Press All about Flowers James Vicks NineteenthCentury
Book SynopsisAvid flower man James Vick ingrained a nationwide conviction that no home was complete without flowers and transformed the ordinary, nineteenth-century American mail-order seed business with an unprecedented marketing strategy.Trade Review“Discover the history of one of the largest Victorian-era mailorder seed catalogs in the United States as well as bygone trends in gardening in this well-researched book by Thomas J. Mickey. Mickey takes an insightful look at how (James) Vick transformed the seed business and beautified thousands of American gardens. Readers will also learn about 19th-century landscape design elements and plants that are still used in today’s gardens.” * The American Gardener *“A well-researched…. fascinating account of a long-forgotten, energetic man who single handedly changed the face of American horticulture.” * Hortus *“Showcasing a nineteenth-century entrepreneur’s bold, innovative marketing that helped transform flower gardens into one of America’s favorite hobbies, All about Flowers … is a beautifully illustrated and impressively informative history that will have special appeal to the legions of dedicated flower gardeners and students of nineteenth-century American capitalism.” * Midwest Book Review *“Replete with colorful floral illustrations, this book about James Vick and his nineteenth-century seed company shows how he used innovative mass marketing and regular customer correspondence to build one of the largest and most respected seed companies in the United States. As a writer, horticulturist, and businessman, Vick deserves to be recognized as a man whose knowledge and influence spread worldwide during his lifetime. This book is long overdue.”“Illuminating reading for those interested in the history of horticulture and landscape design, or nineteenth-century American culture.” * Library Journal *“Thomas Mickey has brought to life the work of nineteenth-century flower seedsman James Vick through historical documents, catalogs, customer testimonials and charming illustrations. In All about Flowers, Mickey reveals where our enduring love for flowers came from and examines the role flower gardening played in the Victorian era, particularly for women.”“All about Flowers makes an indispensable contribution to the history of US ornamental horticulture.”Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Vick the Writer Chapter 2: Flowers in the Garden: Flora, Goddess of Flowers Chapter 3: The Garden Industry in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 4: Women and Flowers Chapter 5: Flower Garden Fashion Chapter 6: The Vick Seed Company: Founded on Flowers Chapter 7: The Garden Catalog: Means of Business Chapter 8: Promoting the Seed Business Chapter 9: Building His Business Chapter 10: Vick Lays Out the Flower Garden Chapter 11: Vick Sells the Same Flowers Year after Year Chapter 12: Victorian Flowers That Vick Loved Chapter 13: Vick’s Success: We Still Love His Victorian Flowers Conclusion Postscript Notes Bibliography Index
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MJ - Ohio University Press False Promises
£19.94
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed What Would Jane Do Quips and Wisdom from Jane
Book SynopsisJane Austen always knows the right thing to say. With this pocket-sized collection of quotes from her novels and letters, you too can have a quip for every situation. • Each page offers a beloved quote from Austen and its source.• Give yourself the gift of Austen’s wit and wisdom or share your favorite insights with friends and fellow Jane-ites.• Beautifully bound and decorated with a ribbon bookmark to keep your place and mark your favorites.
£8.54
Stanford University Press The Road to Jaramillo Critical Years of the
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Stanford University Press Gramophone Film Typewriter
Book SynopsisPart technological history of the emergent new media in the late 19th century, part theoretical discussion of the responses to these media-including texts by Rilke, Kafka, and Heidegger, as well as elaborations by Edison, Bell, Turing, and other innovators-this book analyzes this momentous shift using insights from Foucault, Lacan, and McLuhan.Trade Review"Kittler's thesis is timely and intriguing. . . . To read this book is to take a wild ride through philosophy, music, the visual arts, popular culture, engineering, psychoanalysis, the history of science, literature, communication studies, film studies, and more. . . . This book belongs on any reading list in media studies, and should be essential for anyone interested in the intersections of comparative literature, literary theory, and media studies. Gramaphone, Film, and Typewriter is a stunning achievement. . . ."—The Comparalist"Recommended for graduate collections in media studies, especially those including European scholarship."—Choice"Friedrich Kittler proves a welcome exception to the standardized academic format of many of his German colleagues. . . . The excellent translation by Geoffrey-Winthrop Young and Michael Wutz is highly readable (no awkward Germanisms) and is preceded by a thorough and incisive introduction. . . . The present volume is Kittler's most accessible work so far, since it is written for expert and general reader alike."—Johns Hopkins University Press"Kittler's broadband scholarly panoptics afford a sublime techno-discursive vista, and in particular a point of lucid observation on the ongoing relativization of literary production."—American Book ReviewTable of ContentsTranslator's introduction; Preface; Introduction; Gramophone; Film; Typewriter; Notes; Bibliography.
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Stanford University Press Imagining the Nation Asian American Literature
Book SynopsisThis book identifies the forces behind the explosive growth in Asian American literature. It charts its emergence and explores both the unique place of Asian Americans in American culture and what that place says about the way Americanness is defined.Trade Review"This is a well-researched, precisely written text that contributes much to the fields of ethnic studies, Asian American studies, and literary criticism. The author demonstrates intellectual breadth and versatility as he attempts to map an Asian American corpus of literature. . . . A rich and valuable work." -- American Studies"This is an excellent study of Asian American narratives . . . a shrewdly argued scholarly achievement." -- Choice"Li provides an original, penetrating, and sophisticated analysisi of canon-formation, literarty representation, and ethnic agency that makes an importatn contribution ot the field." -- Journal of Asian American StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction: alienation, abjection, and Asian American citizenship Part I. Emergence: 1. Aiiieeeee! and the predicament of Asian American articulation 2. Can Maxine Hong Kingston speak? The contingency of The Woman Warrior Part II. Claiming America: 3. Canon, collaboration, and the corporeality of culture 4. American romances, immigrant incarnations Part III. Whither Asia: 5. Genes, generation, and geospiritual (be)longings 6. Eccentric homes: topography pedagogy, and memory Part IC. Representation Reconsidered: 7. The look, the act, the transvestic, and the transpirational Asian 8. Ethnic agency and the challenge of representation Conclusion: Asian American identity in difference and Diaspora Notes Index.
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Stanford University Press The Queer German Cinema
Book SynopsisThis ambitious and pioneering work rewrites German cinematic history queerly. It shows how, since the Weimar era, German cinema has played a leading role in the innovation of gay and lesbian cinema, with the tantalizing sexual illegibility and gender instability of German films of the 1920s anticipating the queer sensibilities of the 1990s.Trade Review"The Queer German Cinema will take its palce with other key works of German film studies scholarship . . . .It will also change the way we think about film, Germany, and gender." -- Journal of Homosexuality"Alice Kuzniar's The Queer German Cinema is...an ideal example of third wave film feminism, a book packed with information, interpretation, and elegant writing. "NWSA JournalTable of ContentsContents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
£87.00
Stanford University Press Plato and Europe
Book SynopsisThe Czech philosopher Jan Patocka (1907-1977) is widely recognized as the most influential thinker to come from postwar Eastern Europe. This book presents his most mature ideas about the history of Western philosophy.Trade Review"Patocka's contribution to philosophy and, in particular, to post-Heideggerian thought has shaped the European debate about the future of philosophy and phenomenology. Plato and Europe is one of the finest introductions to phenomenology. Its major thesis, however, is an extremely powerful and fascinating argument concerning the specificity and heritage of European thought: that European thought and civilization rests on the Platonic conception of the 'tendance of the soul'."—Rodolphe Gasche, State University of New York, Buffalo
£21.59
Stanford University Press Art as a Social System Meridian Crossing
Book SynopsisThis is an analysis of art as a social and perceptual system by one of Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century. It is intended to represent an intellectual step in discussions of art and an important advance in systems theory.Trade Review"Art as a Social System deserves to be read as a brilliant synthesis of every major philosophy of art, from Baumgarten to Kristeva, and as an ambitious attempt to understand art history in its entirety. . . . It seems inevitable that North American academics in the humanities will soon confront this challenging work."—Literary Research / Recherche Litteraire"Thus, what is most interesting about Luhmann's view of art is also what is most interesting about his general theory: its sophisticated and elaborate explorations in the evolutionary development of the media of communication, which are perhaps unparalleled in contemporary theory."—American Journal of Sociology"Overall this is a fascinating, stimulating and thought-provoking book not always in ways that may have been intended by the author."—John Danvers"This book is a pleasure to read. It is literate, informed, unpretentious, and patient...The book is a spectacular example of one anthropologist's selection of the technical world as an object of study after generations of sociocultural anthropologists' bias against the same."—ISISTable of ContentsContents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Stanford University Press Cadres and Corruption
Book SynopsisThe most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of corruption and change in the Chinese Communist Party, Cadres and Corruption reveals the long history of the party's inability to maintain a corps of committed and disciplined cadres.Trade Review"In a nuanced, informative, and analytically sophisticated fashion, this book traces present-day corruption in China back historically to institutional frameworks that the Communist Party put in place prior to its rise to power. In a fascinating narrative, the author shows the mutation of these institutions and of officials' behavior over the succeeding decades." -- Jonathan Unger * Australian National University *"Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above." -- Choice"Thoroughly reserched and clearly argued . . . will undoubtedly provoke ongoing debate on this significant issue of corruption which some see as threatening to undermine the Chinese communist regime." -- Democratization"With a broad definition of cadre corruption that includes not only criminal acts but deviations form organizational norms the Communist regime expected officials to adhere to, this book examines the changing patterns of official corruption from an entirely new perspective. Thoroughly researched, tightly argued, and succinctly written, it offers and excellent bird's eye view of a major problem and how the regime has endeavored to deal with it." -- Hong Yung Lee, University of California * Berkeley *"Xiabo Lu's new book, Cadres and Corruption, provides a major contribution to the study of corruption in the People's Republic of China. . . . An impressive body of detailed primary data and secondary analyses . . . Xiabo Lu's new book provides a rich and nuanced analysis of the organizational roots of Corruption in China . . . his argument ought to command the attention of serious students of Chines politics, not just those interested in corruption." -- The Journal of Politics"Lu succeeds brilliantly in . . . describ[ing] the evolution of the Chinese Communist Party and its cadres, and the effect of these changes on China's society, politics, and economy. The research is strong, the writing is engaging throughout, and the work will be of interest not only to specialists in modern China, but also to students and others who seek an informative overview of China's major political developments over the past half century." -- The Journal of Asian Studies"In this meticulously researched, closely reasoned, and well-written study, Xiaobo Lu takes the reader behind the headlines to analyze the organizational context that makes the [People's Republic of China] one of the most corrupt societies in the world.—The Historian"This book is rich in informaiton, and can be used at undergraduate level as a good introduction to all different types of official corruption in China." -- The China Quartlerly"A detailed, rich, and textured account of the functioning and evolution of the Chinese bureaucracy from the thirties to the nineties. The book is fascinating reading to anyone who wants to know about China and would be particularly valuable to anthropologists, political scientists and sociologists interested in corruption, bureaucracy or party organization in socialist societies or developing countries." -- Pacific AffairsTable of Contents1. Introduction: organization, cadres, and corruption 2. Sugar-coated bullets from enemies: corruption in early years 3. The Great Leap Forward: the beginning of involution 4. Political mobilization and the cadres 5. The reforms and the transformation of cadres 6. The economic transition and cadre corruption 7. Conclusion Bibliography.
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Stanford University Press Between Assimilation and Independence The
Book SynopsisTaiwan's relationship with China is one of the most fraught in East Asia, a key issue in the island's domestic politics and a major obstacle in Sino-American relations. This book explores the roots of the conflict in the post-war period and examines how the Nationalists consolidated their rule.Trade Review“This book is both a great case study in the tensions between local and national level politics in Republican China, and an excellent investigation into a formative period in Taiwan politics...It should be read by anyone interested in the political history of either Taiwan or the Republic of China.”—China Quarterly“Reading Phillips’s superb account of the “encouter” between the Nationalists and the Taiwanese from 1945 to 1950 has been a revelation. Moreover, in arguing his thesis, he makes every word count. It is rare to find a study that in a mere 150 pages deals with a slice of history in such a way that the reader is convinced, after finishing it, that all the important issues have been thorougly and persuasively covered.”—American Historical Review“The book is well organized, well written, and fills a gap in the English-language literature on political development in Taiwan.”—The International History Review“Steven Phillips is to be congratulated for tackling a difficult and politically sensitive topic in a scholarly, perceptive and insightful manner that enhances both Taiwan studies and China studies.”—The China JournalTable of Contents1. Introduction i 2. Creating a Colonial Legacy 17 3. Retrocession and the Debate over Taiwan's Place in China 40 4. The February 28 Incident: The Climax of Taiwanese Political Demands 64 5. Nationalist Consolidation and Local Self-Government, 1948-1950 89 6. Taiwan's Elite Transformed 115 7. Conclusion and Epilogue 140
£46.50
Stanford University Press New Worlds New Lives
Book SynopsisThis book confronts the question of who and what is a Nikkei, that is, a person of Japanese descent, by presenting 18 case studies from throughout the Americas-including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Paraguay, Peru, and the United States.Trade Review"This extremely important book marks a definite'breakthrough' in making a comparative analysis of a single nationality group and its descendants in several new countries. No other book encompasses such a broad, yet very detailed, perspective, and all scholars of Japanese immigrants to the Americas will welcome this new direction in immigration history."—Brian Hayashi, Kyoto University"New Worlds, New Lives does a great job of exploring the complex histories, and changing demographics, of the Japanese diaspora in only 384 pages...The volume is definately worth $24.95."—The Hawaii Herald"Its real strength is its view into the contemporary communities of Nikkei in various host nations, and into Japan as host to its descendants wh have become gaijin."—American Ethnologist
£20.99
Stanford University Press The Zohar
Book SynopsisThis is a translation from the critical Aramaic text of the "Zohar". This volume, together with volume two, covers more than half of the "Zohar's" commentary on the "Book of Genesis" (through Genesis 32:3).Trade Review"Slow and meticulous study of the original text along with Matt's brilliant translation and extensive commentary will prove ultimately rewarding. The Pritzker Edition should find its place in any serious Judaica library together with all of the other major texts of Judaism."—Paul Howard Hamburg, Associaition of Jewish Libaries"[Matt's] text is the most authoritative English translation and the only English edition that goes directly to the source, unearthing many of the major surviving manuscripts of the original language."—Library Journal"Daniel Matt's translation of, and commentary to, the Zohar is a powerfully poetic rendition of this spiritual masterpiece. It is a book to be studied, not read. As one who has pondered and taught the Zohar for many years, I found Matt's interpretation learned, insightful, and very beautiful. Often, his translation and commentary changed my understanding of passages I thought I had already mastered."—David R. Blumenthal, Journal of the American Academy of Religion"Pinchas of Koretz once said that the Zohar saved his soul, and a great many other Jews down through the centuries would agree. The Zohar was considered by many pious Jews to be part of the holy triad by which they lived: the Bible, the Talmud, and the Zohar. And so it is good to have it accesible to a new generation of Jews, who will learn much from it, if they are willing to confront it, to wrestle with it, and to engage in the study of it with mind and soul."—Rabbi Jack Riemer"At last, we have an authoritative version of one of the most significant, misunderstood, brilliant, difficult texts in the whole of the Jewish tradition, a translation that fulfills the wishes and scholars and seekers alike."—The Forward"...Thanks to Matt's achievement the English reader is able, for the first time, to appreciate the depth and complexity of this innovative and, at the same time, canonical mystical text."—Journal of Jewish Studies"While translation may be an art, it can also be genuine scholarship of the highest order. . . . Restoring the Zohar to our comprehension, these volumes are a monumental contribution to the history of Jewish thought."—Koret Jewish Book Award,Philosophy and Thought, 2003-2004,The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volumes I and II"A powerfully poetic rendition of this spiritual masterpiece. . . . Matt's new Zohar is a classic already in its first two volumes. The edition alone, or the translation alone, or the commentary alone would be a major contribution. The whole is a work of art."—Journal of the American Academy of Religion"More than a translation, this projected twelve-volume Pritzker edition amounts to an encyclopedia of the Zohar and is set to become one of the single most important contributions to the topic in teh English-speaking world."—Times Liiterary Supplement"Daniel Matt's landmark translation of the Zohar from the original tongues into English is a tour de force of scholarship and linguistic imagination—in the service of heaven."—Laurance Wieder, University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:Foreword iii @tocca:Margot Pritzker @toc4:Translator's Introduction iii @tocca:Daniel C. Matt @toc4:Acknowledgments iii Diagram of the Ten Sefirot iii Introduction iii @tocca:Arthur Green @toc2: Haqdamat Sefer ha-Zohar 000 Parashat Be-Reshit 000 Parashat Noah 000 @toc4: List of Abbreviations 000 Transliteration of Hebrew and Aramaic 000 Glossary 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Bible, O, T, Pentateuch Commentaries Early works to 1800, Cabala Early works to 1800, Zohar
£48.60
Stanford University Press A NationState by Construction
Book SynopsisThis is the first historically comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the causes, content, and consequences of nationalism in China, an ancient empire that has struggled to construct a modern nation-state and find its place in the modern world.Trade Review"Suisheng Zhao's book is the new standard in the field for studies of Chinese nationalism, is a very important contribution to the comparative politics' nationalism literature in general, and should be a part of the discussion about China's rise given the role of nationalism in debates about Chinese foreign policy."—Journal of Asian Studies"In this major work, Zhao examines the concept of nationalism in the context of modern Chinese history, exhibiting a total command of a huge body of literature by both Chinese and Western scholars."—Lucien W. Pye, Foreign Affairs"Zhao's study provides us with a rich and empirically supported nomenclature through which to describe the phenotypical expressions of Chinese nationalism."—H-Net"Suisheng Zhao adds this thorough and illuminating study to his previous work on the People's Republic of China....Throughout the book Zhao shows an admirable breadth of understanding of both Western and Chinese writings about nationalism."—China Review International"In this very significant addition to the scholarly literature on Chinese nationalism, Suisheng Zhao provides a lucid and detailed history of the emergence of the idea of the Chinese nation....A Nation State by Construction is an important book. It is based on a wealth of research, and cogently argued."—Asian Studies Review
£25.19
MK - Stanford University Press The Birth of Tragedy Unpublished Basel Writing Volume 1
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£18.89
Stanford University Press Social Space and Governance in Urban China
Book SynopsisThe danwei (workunit) has been the fundamental social and spatial unit of urban China under socialism. With particular focus on the link between spatial forms and social organization, this book traces the origins and development of this critical institution up to the present day.Trade Review"...this book is an important contribution to the literature, a leading example of scholarship on governmentality, and one that should inspire scholars to conduct further studies of the danwei and related institutions with spatial characteristics in urban China." -- The China Review"Bray offers a very important contribution in this wonderful book...His explicit and consistent Foucault-informed analysis is illuminating, powerful, and very accessible." -- Urban Studies Journal"This book is an engaging and compelling read, much richer than it would ever be possible to summarize in a short review. It stands out as a well-researched and highly sophisticated theoretical work, and an insightful contribution to the analysis on the nature of the Chinese danwei." -- The China Quarterly"Social Space and Governance in Urban China is a fascinating probe into the origins of the socio-spatial form of urban planning and governance embodies in the danwei; Bray's analysis is thought-provoking and a welcome contribution to existing scholarship....this study is a highly insightful read and an important contribution to current debates on the complex interconnections between modernity, space and social change." -- IIAS Newsletter"Bray makes his case quite admirably. The argument is tightly woven. The framework is consistently applied. The conclusions are illuminating." -- H-Net Reviews"[A] meticulously crafted piece of research....a highly stimulating and important book....It is a fine example of the integration of social science theories with China studies..." -- The China JournalTable of ContentsTable of Contents for Social Space and Governance in Urban China List of Figures and Table Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Walls and Compounds: Toward a Genealogy of Danwei Spatial Practice 3. Modernity and Social Organization Before 1949: The Emergence of the Proto-Danwei 4. From the Government of Space to the Spatialization of Government: The Emergence of Revolutionary Spatial Practice 5. Governing Urban China: Labor, Welfare, and the Danwei 6. Danwei Space 7. Reforming the Danwei 8. Conclusions Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
£49.50
Stanford University Press Lamentation as History
Book SynopsisThis book traces the emergence and evolution of a discourse of minority identity within Japan's Korean community through its examination of their literary narratives and political struggles over the past three decades.Trade Review"With a solid knowledge of the literary works of zainichi authors complementing her personal connections to some of these authors, Wender delivers a timely and engrossing read." -- Japanese Studies"Lamentation as History is a pioneering study that will serve as a catalyst for the burgeoning research on Japan's "resident Korea" population. As an ambitious and stimulating inquiry into the relationship between literary and legal struggles in late twentieth-century Japan, it is a work deserving a wide readership." -- Journal of Japanese StudiesTable of Contents@fmct:Contents @toc4:A Note on Names iii Acknowledgments iii @toc2:1. Introduction 000 2. Mother Korea 000 3. Uncircumcised Ethnicity 000 4. Ikaino the Homeland 000 5. Words that Breathe 000 6. Private Traumas, Public Therapies 000 7. Afterword 000 @toc4:Notes 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
£74.25
MK - Stanford University Press The Guaraní under Spanish Rule in the Río de la Plata
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£22.49
Stanford University Press Law and Catastrophe
Book SynopsisThe study of catastrophe is a growth industry. Today, cosmologists scan the heavens for asteroids of the kind that smashed into earth some ninety million years ago, leading to the swift extinction of the dinosaurs. Climatologists create elaborate models of the chaotic weather and vast flooding that will result from the continued buildup of greenhouse gases in the planet''s atmosphere. Terrorist experts and homeland security consultants struggle to prepare for a wide range of possible biological, chemical, and radiological attacks: aerated small pox virus spread by a crop duster, botulism dumped into an urban reservoir, a dirty bomb detonated in a city center.Yet, strangely, law''s role in the definition, identification, prevention, and amelioration of catastrophe has been largely neglected. The relationship between law and other limiting conditionssuch as states of emergencyhas been the subject of rich and growing literature. By contrast, little has been written about law andTrade Review"Law and Catastrophe is an edited collection that explores this inextricable and symbiotic relationship between these two concepts in the short span of five chapters. It presents to the reader a witty and often engaging group of literary essays that dissect various guises of how law and catastrophe interpenetrate."—Law and Politics Book Review"Law and Castastrophe offers a diverse and fascinating set of essays. There has never been a more urgent need for such a work on catastrophe and law." —Anthony J. Sebok, Brooklyn Law School"This cogent work is based on the insight that, even when it proves itself palpably unable to deal with catastrophe, law can yet reassert itself, reproducing the bases of its authority over and over again. Indeed, this very act of reassertion is revealed to be the basis of legal authority itself. This book is a must read for any scholar interested in seeing the performance of law when its veneer of total control and stability have been stripped away." —James R. Martel, San Francisco State UniversityTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 000 Contributors 000 A Jurisprudence of Catastrophe: An Introduction 000 Lawrence Douglas, Austin Sarat, Martha Umphrey Catastrophe: Plowing Up the Ground of Reason 000 Linda Ross Meyer Catastrophes and Humanitarian Corporate Responsibility: A Conceptual Critique 000 Ronen Shamir Political Catastrophe and Liberal Legal Desire: Two Stories of Revolution, Remediation, and Return from the French Nineteenth Century 000 Sylvia Schafer Committed to Memory: Rebecca West's Nuremberg 000 Ravit Pe'er-Lamo Reichman Mandating the National Memory of Catastrophe 000 James E. Young Index 000
£33.75
Stanford University Press Blinded by Sight
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Blinded by Sight is a completely fresh, eye-opening perspective on the social construction of race. By showing that blind people understand race visually, Obasogie illuminates how everyone learns to 'see' race, powerfully debunking two dominant racial dogmas—that race is visually obvious and our laws should be colorblind. His fascinating study and path breaking analysis make an innovative contribution." -- Dorothy Roberts * author of Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century *"As Osagie Obasogie demonstrates in his brilliant new book, Blinded by Sight, new references to race as anchored in our DNA have in no way diminished our credence in the phenotypic reality and obviousness of racial categories. This first book is extremely ambitious—and successfully so. It has a startlingly original research design (involving interviews with blind people about race) that is based on a rare ability to question what seems obvious—in this case, the notion that blind people can't know race. Moreover, it effortlessly extends what could have been simply a fascinating empirical exercise to a deeper meditation on how our preconceptions about racial difference structure our laws and therefore the most fundamental processes of inequality and social outcomes. As if this were not enough, Blinded by Sight is also a methodological treatise and scholarly call to arms . . . This text is highly learned one that takes aim at a staggeringly 'big picture' . . . [This] book is written in a very fluid and clear style, and its arguments are illuminated by evocative quotations from interviews with blind people." -- Ann Morning"'I don't see race' is the all-too-cavalier refrain of our supposedly post-racial world. In this thought-provoking book, Obasogie reveals how deeply we all—blind people included—see race. Color's true significance is here revealed as an elaborate system of cognitive markers guiding the production of racial knowledge, filtering our priorities, preferences, and ultimately our politics." -- Patricia J. Williams * Columbia University School of Law *"In this insightful book, Obasogie, University of California (Hastings) law professor, assesses interviews with 131 blind and sighted Americans on how they understand 'race' . . . The author fruitfully examines the data's implications for how 'race' is more than visual, as a socially constitutive process, and how this affects naïve 'colorblind' arguments in popular commentaries and judges' reasoning . . . Recommended." -- J.R. Feagin * CHOICE *"In addition to demonstrating how race is socially constructed in the United States, Obasogie seeks to bridge the divide between critical race theory and social science research on race . . . Obasogie makes an important contribution to race scholarship and this book opens the door for additional research in this area that can provide a more nuanced understanding of the social construction of race." -- Jessica S. Welburn * Social Forces *"This brilliant book reveals race as a central way that we understand our society and ourselves. Obasogie's sightless subjects 'see' race as our deep and continuing social need to classify and rank. Blinded by Sight teaches us that we can reimagine race not as a disability or an advantage but as a flexible form of human variation. A wonderfully lucid book, highly recommended!" -- Howard Winant, University of California * Santa Barbara *"Blinded By Sight is a lucidly and crisply written exploration of how blind and sighted individuals understand race as a visual phenomenon, and how those understandings are reflected within society. This masterful work is sure to make an enormous contribution, and to provoke debate." -- Carroll Seron, Department Chair and Professor, University of California * Irvine *"A striking and powerful contribution to work within the Law and Society tradition, and Critical Race Theory . . . In Blinded by Sight, he [Obasogie] has given us not only rich empirical data regarding how blind and sighted people understand the visual salience of race; he has also provided a grounded and deep critique of the common sense American understanding that 'colorblindness' will lead to justice. Reading Obasogie, one becomes increasingly certain that a commitment to racial justice means that we all—sighted or not—must endeavor to see race." -- Renée Ann Cramer
£68.25
Stanford University Press The Max Weber Dictionary
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Impressively broad, reliable, judicious, and illuminating, this new edition of The Max Weber Dictionary will be useful to students, teachers, and the general reader alike. One's hand will automatically twitch towards it whenever the need arises for clarification, references, or helpful hints concerning almost any aspect of Max Weber's writings."—Hans Henrik Bruun, University of Copenhagen, editor and translator of Max Weber: Collected Methodological Writings"What an impressive undertaking! This will be an important resource to anyone interested in Max Weber's work for years to come."—Mustafa Emirbayer, University of Wisconsin, Madison"The Weber dictionary will be an indispensable source of reference for social scientists. It will contribute to a much better grasp of Weber's extensive writings."—Sam Whimster, editor of the Journal for Max Weber Studies"This is an expert work of scholarship on the most complex and difficult of the great classic sociologists. With this dictionary, Richard Swedberg and Ola Agevall clarify Weber's key concepts and their textual sources, and display his wide-ranging connections to past and present."—Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania"Richard Swedberg and Ola Agevall manage ot shine a bright light into this thicket of concepts, theories, and interpretive debates. [The Max Weber Dictionary] pays close attention to the specificity of the linguistic, cultural, and historical contexts of Weber's writing and reception.The present book is therefore more akin to a commentary on Weber's writing and Weber scholarship than a "dictionary" in the narrow sense."—George Steinmetz, The Journal of Modern History
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